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THE IREDELL EXPRESS,
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States ville, N. C, Friday, September 7, 1860
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For the "Iredell Exprwm."
I Am Thinking of the Past, Fannie.
' IT WILLil VAKX.
I aid thinking of jthe past, Faonia,
Of the time wtien we ware youngj
" And our llfr-ky wu bright, Fannie,". 1
- With golden prospect hung ; .
When our young hearts wre pure, Fannie,
From this world's care and strifo,',
, When we together trod. Fanniu, " '
' The dewy fleldujof life. '
Hut oh, that time U past, Fannie, -
ADd we are older now, ; ,
And care bad madhia uiajrki, .'auuitj,
Upon my onco ainooth bfrow,
- And tliue hjwclearedwaj, Faunla,
The rose that once did bioom
8o bright upon your check, Fannie,
And we are uear Jlte tonth ,
The locks of Jetty hair, Faijnie, .
That hung in riHglotH hright,',
Are now mixed here and there, Fanuie,
With threads of nilver white;
But we are still as" true, Fannie,
As in tha days tipw past.
When youtli and boiiuty, Fannit),
Their charm around in cast. x
BBnOKtT.v, X.Y.,1SS0. ",
For the "Iredell Express."
'Ti's Early Eve.
BY WILLI K MARK.
Tin early eve, and shadows fall;
Fall gently as an augij'i tear,'
The ensuing wiuda ore murmuring low,
Like sinriu hovering near.
The robe of twilight rests upon ' '
The shoulders of voluptuous . eve,
And in the gathering dark nogs now, ' -;
Strange pictures I do eavu. .
. The gemTeyed stam-of oarlj'-ero,
Fill the bright azure d'me,
Aiid evening's queen iu majesty
Sits on her regal throcj, '
And HiLvers o'er the fleecy clouds
"Of iuowy white ami blu'" -
And Hh", with smiling face,
The forewt trues peeps through.
. TtROOXLVN, N. V., 180U.
For the "Iredell Kxprew." ',
St. Louis, Ko:, Aug. 2ft, 18G0.
;. Messrs- Editor .-Feeling a deep interest
in the glorious principles of the Union party,
" and being a constant reader of your patriotic
and truly. excellent paperI thought it would
not be altogether uninteresting to you and
your many readers to hjar something of the
progress of the noble eauie, and ' other items :
of irarportance in the great and progressive
State of Mieuri. .. " t
You are aware of the result $f our Statei'e-
lection, t!. F. Jackson (Pmghia Peiii.) has
leen declared elected (jovgrnor of the' State
ly a majority of about votes, which is
liy no ineaiiri flattering to his party In the
coming contest, iu November. While' Mr.
.la-.'.ktfon had the advantage of a fui iuaf noiii
ination in a regular conrentioti, Jiiid been
conspicuous before the people for a long time
priur to liis nomination, and had canvassed
a great ixrtiou of the State before our wor
. thy standard-bearer (Mr. Orr) had thought
, of becoming a Vaiididate he. has but the
.'mall majority of 5,500 vtes; many of
which were polled by the other branch of the
democracy, under the ill-frunded hope of see
ing him shift bide and declare in their favor,
sfier his election a delusion they were led
toVust iu, from. their previous knowledge of
hia mutability ar,d the caution he used in
taking the position, he 6eemed isteiuiiWv to
hold.. itrOrr his competitor, is a good and
true man, popularvand very highly etiteein
.d y all who, know him, but owing to some
tardiness on jhe pai t of the Union party, it
devolved upon him, or some one else, to step
forward, independent of the formality of a
convention and represent the Union party in.
ilie contest which was before them. Having
this disadvantage to beginrwith, he appeared
.. before the people without any one to endorse
him, except a he passed klong tluougli the
"country and was endorsed, by the people, and
was unable to canvass, the. entire State for
want of time having been before the people
but about three weeks before the .election.
And we believe now, that .there are parts of
theiState where the peopli were not aware
of hjia being the Union candidate. Such are
the facts in regard to the election of a demo
cratic Governor in Missouri. We are: con
tinually receiving the most flattering accounts
from all parts of the State, of the progress of
pur cause, and we have no doubts as to our
Iriumph in November.
..." Our opponents are doing their best, but I
assure you, they have very Jittle encourage
ment, for their prominent; men concede that
Bell and Everett will carry the State "by a
handsome majority. ; . '
. , The democracy here voted, almost unani
mously, the same as heretofore for Governor,
) and I presume it was so in North Carolina,
. but-they will not so vote in the presidential
election; Pouglas and Breckinridge must
divide the democrats boLween tjiem, while
the noble son of Teiiueest.-; will carry all the
! ballance.
, The corn clop ia the southern and west-:
. cm portions of this State is an entire failure,
there has been no rain c any consequence
in'hose sections for months, but-in-other
portions of the State, and in Illinois and Iowa,
theield will be abundant. A.G.A.D.
A good man, who has seen much of
the world, " says : 'The grand essen
tials to happiness in this" life .are,
something to do; something to love,
and something to hope for.' .
. , ,
A Celebrated writer say s : No wo
man can be a lady who can1 wound or
mortify another. . No matter how beau
tiful, how refined, how cultivated she
maytfe, she is in reality coarse, and
the innate vulgarity of h er nature
manifests itself here. Uniformly kind,
courteous and polite treatment ofi all
persons, is one mark, of true 'voman. .
Corrcsponkntt. .
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; C-BRdo'ki.T?ir. A(0g.;' 19.. 18f.
Dear Circle: A etrager tSppstt the .jdoor
forbad mitta nee; will you bid liira enter, 'of
must lie'turn away, refused admittance! By
invitation of a friend I "approach - your niys
tic circle' this evening, and erave at -yo'ur
hands a welcdme. I will fiot weary Vou with
a lQng letter tonigh t, but first ascertain vheth-
er or not I am to join your number. It' will
afford me sincere' pleasure to -meet "you in thei
co)uum9 of xhe "Bxpress" and occasionally
Hold with you a pleasaai, social chat
ShatH be w?Ie.cJied,
Be welcomed y yi.u, '
I)ear friends of th ; Circle ?
t I'U endeavor'to strew
Along the bright jath
That we all must tread,
Sweet bUssom of thought,
- v -A. fi'ikgrance to shed;
To raise the low spirits ,
A nd drive away enre " ,( t.
Oh, will jutt now welcome '
Your friend, . WILLJE WAITE.
tliscclianeous.
, Friim the Southern Field and Fireside.
The Skeltton inthe Closet ; or, Judging
.'; from Appearances. "
B Y LAURA LI N CO L X.
Two i ladies sat in ae-room Id"
ether
engalged in sewing,
and ifidaljiinfr'
at j
tne same time, in tnei womanly pro
pensity of gossiping ; descanting upon
the virtiies and foibles of their triends
and acquaintances. ' ,4 " '
"'Did you ever see any one so chang
ed as . xVlice LeighU)n 'f asked . Mrs.
Cameron of Mrs. Barry, withV'.wiom
she was spending the day. " f '
f I never did,' was the emphatic, res
ponse. ' 'Before her marriage she was
so lovely and fokid of society; and seem
ingly, as happy as it was possible for
a human being to be. Now she scar
cely goes dut, and looks faded and
miserable.'
, v ' Atwood1 Leighton, too ; he is no
longer his former self. Everybody
thought, when those two were married,
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that if happiness a ttended a love-match
their fiture would be a bright one.
But, fojr my part, I am not as much
surprised as some, for I always knew
that Alice had a temper of her owni
which if not rightly curbed, would
prove the bane of herself and husband.
1 hear that Leighton .is loosing all . in
terest in his profession, and that he
has lost almost every case entrusted
" - lei the IredU 'Exptess.'""
Letter for .the Circle,
to hiia for the last two years. I uu- you first mentioned this subject to me
derstand,. too, that his wife is endeav-j that I told you Alice Leighton was a
oring'to persuade him to give up his j good and true woman: I meant it from
profession, and live on his plantation, j the bottom of my heart, for I alone,
That is, to me, the most singular cir- ( as-the confidential .friend of her hus
cumstance of all. . She whom T have t band, understood her seemingly incon
heard declare that she had as, soon be ! sistent behaviour.- Drunkenness is
buried alive as live in thecouatryj and I hereditary in Leighton's family. Not
whyn a girl, wouldii t let her rather
rest until she induced him to. move to
town.' ' '
iYou don't say so !' exclaimed Mrs.
Barry. 'Well, lil tell William to ex
ert all his influence Xo prevent his
fnend from thus hurrying his talents.
Why Atwood Leighton is one of our
rising young men one ot the bright
est ornaments thenar possesses irrour
State, and L think it a shame that she
should, from some selfish motive no
doubt wish him to give up the law.'.
'You and cWilliaui both might as
well spare your breath,' re-turned her
companion, 'for I know Alice Leigh
ton, and you could almost as easily
turn the sun from its 6ourse as her
I from a purpose when she has once fully
resolyed upon. it. - - .
Ahtl so the conversation continued
for some time longer -each lady offer
ing her suggestions as to" Mrs. Leigh
ton's motives, 4 without either' being
able to arrive at any satisfactory con
clusion. " ' ; . r .
That night Mrs. Barry told her hus
band what she had heard, and hlamed
Mrs. Leighton in no measured terms.
William Barry was also a lawyer, and
had been intimate with Atwood Leigh
ton since boyhood, lie gravely check
ed his wife's tirade, saying,
'Ellen, you are losing sigljt of .that
charity which your Bible enjoins. Al
ice Leighton is a good and - true wo-'
man,, and rest assured however harsh
ly the world may judge her, -whatever
she ;does, is just and right. . I should
be .the lust person to endeavor to coun
teract her influence over her husband.
' Thus silenced, Mrs. Barry said no
more, but she thpught, and expressed
her opinion to others whenever an oc
casion offered. :
Mr. and Mrs. Leighton sold their
town residence and.se ttled permanent
ly in the country". They came ,1)Qt
seldom to the city, and then remained
but a few hoursto transact necessary
business - - -.'-As
Mr. Barry had been intimate
for soi1 many, years with Atwood, he
frequently visited, him for recreation
during the
haps tor
Me sometimes.
and she
gay, s0cIaUtemperament3 of both; 'at
seeing them looking happier than since
tne nrsi montns qi .xneirmamea.iite.;
The faces of 'both husband andwife
expressed contentment and peace.
Conjecture as to their strange course
among
the circle of aeouaintaiwiesJ
seehied to have, died away, and they
long summer davs. or -ter-i influence upon her talented, nign-mind
a day's shootingiu" the falL: hilsband'-.and lopking'adovn the vista
took his wife with him.-lof. future" Vears,and vtewiing wit.n pro-
was, surnrised. knawlncr' the Bhetic ee the idepth'afi desf adation
pursued the even tenor of their way, 1
hapDV in their children, and each oth- i
er lnus years passed bv, until Mrs.
riiK " . 11 .i-i nr i
Barry was one dav startled bv her
husband'svteHing her, that. Atwood
Eeighton had purchased . a handsome
residence, and "was about to remove
back to the' city," for thetwo-f old pur
pose of- placing his children.at.school,
and resuming again the practice of
law. .- - After they became settled their
spacious mansion was pronged;? with
old friends and acquaintances, rejoic
ing once more to welcome them amongst
them. , . , -
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" Tliey appeared to enfoy society as
much as iu their youth, hut with a
mbre chastened liveliness as beeauie
their maturer years. Kach and all
observed the mixture of Jove and rev
erence in the manners of Mr. Leih
ton towards his still Jovely wife, and
-the proud and gratified expression with :
fwhich her eyes followed him, ponspie-
uous in every crowd py his noble coun
tenance, and gracious 'department.
Atwood wenf in partnership with Wil-
1 liam Barry, -and shone, as his friend
had - predicted m early uianhoqd, a
brrglit, fixed star in the galaxy of the'
profession. r- rr
One xlay, some two years' after the
Leigh ton's return' to the city, Mrs.
Cameron and' Mrs. Barry were seat
ed, as in the opening of our sketch,
and the -conversation again turned
upon the Leightons. '
'The strange conduct of the Leigh
tons is, still inexplicable! to me,' re
marked Mrs. Cameron,' j 'That they
were under a cloud of some sort I ana
fully convinced that it was not a pe
cuniary one I am also assured, for my
husband says that.. Atwood Leightorj
has always been as souncl as any man
in the State.' ' . "
'Just -then-William Barry, entered,
and his wife turned to him and said. -
- 'We are discussing thai freak of the
Leightons tnoving into ; the country
ten years ago -without any apparent
cause," and when it wasj universally
known that they bothpref erred town,
and could amply afford to reside wherc
ever inclination prompted.. You ought
to know the cause of ' it, if anybody
does, for you have always been- At
wood Leigh ton's bosom friend. Come,
now, be a good man andl relieve our
curiosity.' , .
. -I am glad that I am at liberty to
do so, and-1, know that y!ou .will both
be astonished at my . revelation, and
feel sorry that you ever imputed sel
fish, or wilful motives to Mrs. Leighton
for her conduct.' renlied. Mr. -Barrv.
. 'You p65sibly remember Ellen, when
1 the prinking in public phtces and all
times, winch" leads to brawling and
scandal. "The Leightons have always
bud toe much pride for -that. When
they felt the fatal thirst coming upon
them, they would shut themselves up
and indulge it until-satisfie'd. Only
to their wretched households was this
soul destroying habit known. By the
world the Leightons were only spoken
of as an eccentric family.; -
'Atwood inherited this unhappy pro
pensity, and often,' both at college and
elsewhere have. I sat up all night, at
his earnest request to prevent prying
eyes from seeing him m hisV, degraded
state. He saw 'and-loved Alice Mer
tofty and for a' long time determined to
live a lonely and - unloved life -rather
than unite the destiny" of the sweet
girl vith his. But he accidentally dis
covered that she -loved him, and 'hop
ing,: that with his good -angel in her
foreier bv his side, he could subdue
the demon within,-he;n5ai;rieclher.
; And for a season heidid succeed:
in doing sor and Alice- was perfectly
happy. Alas! at a party, which they
both attended, a friend unknowibg his
weakness, pressed champagne; upon
him. The taste of liquor aroused the
slumbering thirst within him, and leav
ing immediately for home he sent out
ior -brapdy, and then shutting himself
up-closely in his room "h drank him
self iiito- a state of sttlplefaction.', ' A
few days latr he went forth as usual,
and his pleaof indisposition - aroused
nO suspicion among hi3 acquaintan
ces. . r." y -";'.. -,.
1,-; 'Alice, at that time," had a very
;quick-teuipery but to heti credit be it
spoken, as her husband - has since told
me, never did, she give him a cross or
trnkind word. Duringihis periodical
attaeksl Vif 1 may "so. term , them,) no
one attended' hini save 'hia devoted i
wife','' who was anxious as, heould' be
to hide one mortifying. secret from the
pUblu;-...3he:lQst,..illj.elih for socie
: ty, for she dread.erJ"t'o,lrear the blast
ing 4yhispertAtwo6d teigbton is : a
;drunitarXShyi6w.'tha- the perni
cious habit was eifcning a debasing
j twhjte'iJey
( he contwa4.'hiflTcsifit'urge.,.--lie'
fjeart misgave ucr, autiane en iuh,
tber burdeja was neaviertaan sue could
- ' One day, when on the stool of re-
oentaiice. after" a nicht of drinking.
' Atwood exclaimed I do" believe that
if I was out of the way of temptation,
and at the same time actively emrilov-
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eu ior a iew ycaia, a, -coum cgirqueF
this direful habit, which'
seems
to' h
tk If
fast enslaving me body and sank
was then that Alice tormed'afresolu-
tion, which she soon putintffpradrice,
viz : to induce her husband tofsell out
in tow;nV' and devote.- himself to his
planting interest. This admirable awl'
wise-juoging woman gave up tne socie
ty in which she took so much pleasure
and which she was so well fitted to
adorn, and settled hersejf Tontente,dly
in the prairies, wheedriring the -winter
months, she scarcely feaw a white
face except her husbarfdV, nde'vn in
summer her visitors we're 'few and far
between: " For eight years she never
spent a night fromunder her own roof.
She -entered inr? all' her husband's
jlans, weint with him into the fields
erself, accompanied him whenever he
was obliged to come to town, and with
out seeming to do So, exercised an un
ceasing and tender watchfulness over
him. Faithfully and unremittingly
did she devote, herself to the . task of
strengthening and fostering all the
good in '"Leighton's naturally4 noble
nature, and, as he himself humbly and
reverently expressed it 'Thanks be
to God, she succeeded.' "
4 Yes, hex labor of love, her angel's
mission, met with its fitting reward.
Atwbod Leigliton is now not only a
gentleman out a Christian, and no
consideration, T arn confident, will ev
er induce '; him to plaee the poisoned
cup to his lipL And now, ladies, do
you not think that I was right m de
fending such a woman ?'
'Indeed!, indecdj you were !' .cried
both Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Barry
with emotion, while the latter contin
ued : '.And I judged so harshly this
selt-sacrifficing, angelic woman ! Never
again wilj I pass judgment upon, any
human being without due acquain
tance with the circumstances ; as some
one truly says, 'there is a skeleton in
every closet.' '
. From tlie- Working Farmer.
Charcoal as a Fertilizer.
Although charcoal is frequently re
Commended as a fertilizer, still " we
freely assert that it has no fertilizing
property of its own. That is, it never
enters a plant as part of its structure,
nor will it be changed during any or
dinary, space of time in the soil, into
food tor plants ; its value, however, in
the soil, is. none the less to the agricul
turist, for it performs functions that
cannot be performed to the same ex
tent by any other ingredient.
Charcoal has strange -powers in ab
sorbing odor,"- gasesr etc.'; The brown
liquor of the barn yard, when filtered
through charcoal, gives a pure water
only.; allithe fecal matter held in the
solution isl absorbed by the charcoal,
therefore ft is one of the hest dividers
for manures, for it hot only prevents'
the escape of ammonia and other gas
es, but retains these;, substances even
against th solvent power of water, un
til assisted by the presence of plant
life. - M. Theodore DeSaussure has
proved tlrat, assuming 1 to represent
a single vlume of charcoal, it would
absorb of iimmoniacal gas 90, chlorine
gas 85, carbonic acid" gas 35, oxygen
'J.'io, hydiiogen 1.75, and sulphuret
ted hydrogen 6.55. Indeed, so strong;
is its power to abiorb' odors, that when
in contac with valei'ium galbanuui,
balsam of tPefu, or musk, it destroys
their peculiar odor. This absorbent
power is generally believed to depend
upon the great porosity of charcoal. -Chemistry,
however, is at fault in its
attempts io define, this fact. Char
coal in. the soil is an ever attendant
chemist, always receiving from the
tailing dews and rams all the organic
wastes of decaying nature, and retain
ing these Wastes until they can be ab-J
stractea py plant-lite. Many ot .the
proximities an solution are
solution are received
and retainjed in an unaltered shape by
charcoal, iuntil used -by the .-roots of
plants. In subsoiled-lands, where the'
circulatioH of atmosphere is continu
ous, and particularly in those which
are under-idrained, charcoal is ever ac
tive in gathering together the, wastes
of nature.,' During the decay'of win
ter or springrall the result consequent
upon the solution of roots is .retained
by the carbon of the soil,, until the
new growth can abstract it.
In moiantainouA districts, where
charcoal is manufactured, the old char
cdal hearths, sometimes called the
coalings, are the first - places in the
sprmg
wiere the ammal3 can get a
green
bite. It is true, that in a mass
of charcoal, plants refuse to grow, hut
around the edges of.thesp coalings the
grass is sknest green and grows most
freely. The sparks thrown from- the
spark-cather ofthe locomotives at the
railroad depots,, throughout the coun
try," are of. great value, and should be
used by farmers for top-dressings,- both
of their sdil and-their manure heaps, v
-. CharcoaL?perhap3, should -find its
way to thie -field through the Stable,
jor inere jit .win apsoru ana retain uie
hfino of animalsin the most miracu
lous manner, v i All the excretory gas-
es given tromne Doaiesot animals
hre readily absorbed by it,-and indeed
jto d waited.-
What is it that constitutes the dif-
farotiAa- Kflftraan- 1 rn in vkiitk io Pontile.
iviu.iw.uvu.vui iusu nmvu .o luiuv,
anitvunjemie.'soii : u-eneraiiy, we
findthat Vld ; gardens contain large
a stateW'divisioaVnot to 4je sdiacoV-1
erahle lp the naked eye fft&ieri:Stoo:
and plant hatidecay$ in the sil furn-1
:idies:charcoat.in this finery dividi
state. Jndeed, the dark 'color of the
i soil, asrconrd:
the adjoining field,
ine-.amounr, oi caroon
. 1 . ; . t
aecompoition-oi manures. piaui5,-et.c. i
The carbon and alumina Itheoil
are "the eweiTilngTeuients which pre-
vent the downward filtration, of water
from' carrying fecal matter info the
wells and springs,- for had. jiot jiafure
supplied ..the surface-soil .with. .these
two ingredients there would hot be a
well; on earth whose water would be
drinkable. Without the carbon or
alumina in the surface soil, alj the in
organic constituents, held in solution,
would have passed toward, the earths
centre by filtration, leaving its surface
barren. That which is true 111 nature's
laws,, may be'.taken, in .degree, lis a
ruleiproducihg- a higher copdition "to
the "soil ; for;' special . purposes ; and
where the surface is imbued with largo
additions of charcoal braize or its equi
valent, gardening isi rendered ; com-"
"paratively easy.
vp- A Courting Reminiscence. 4. .
The.following is a reminiscence of
Staten Island, and is algraphic descrip
tion 01 rrow JUr. . Barnes . courted his
wife: The writer says that Barnes
lived in the outskirts of one of the vil
lages of Staten Island, -And that he
was neither:fat, fair, nor "forty ; but
tall, thin ano. tfti.rty, or - thereabouts.
He owned aiweet pretty little eottage
and a productive farm, to thermprove-
iment of which he devoted' lis- exclu
sive attention. . Two or three tiiiies a
week he might be seen in the neigh
boring villages, , driving his "steady; old'
nag from door to door, disposing : of
his ; "truck" to , those who. had the
means and inclination to buy-many
of his countrymen depending on him
for their constant and regular supply
of vegetables': . - . '
As-his wants were, but .few'j jMr
Barnes accumulated money,- and per
haps this circumstance led him to re
flectand no wonder what would be
come ot his hoarded treasures'-after he
was " called to another world. J,tThe4
subject wa3 j one of, serious concern
with. Mr. Barnes, and he Sometimes
thought-how " comfortable- die might .be
in his , charming little cottage, all em
bosomed in "shrubbery ;and fragrant
flowers, if he only had a wifjb to share
his joys and sorrows. The more, he
considered the matter, the. stronger
was his resolution, if it, was possible,
tf tie the "gordian knot" before hog
killing time, at Christmas. ;
Among . his occasional " customers
was a spry young widow, with not
much of this world's goods and with
one 'or two "Jittle responsibilities,"
who were the hope and joy of their
mother. "One day, just 1 after noonj
Mr. B. having disposed of his goods,
"with his empty wagon drove "up to the
widow's door, and seeing her at the
door, where she stood, no doubt "won
dering what the "'old bachelor" want
ed. X ' .
'Step close to the wagon,' said Barnes,
'I don't want-any body ,to hear what I
have, to say.' f ... V r
.The widow complied, "covered ,with
blushes and smiles, evidently strong
ly impressed .with the idea that sOme
thing.of more than ordinary, interest
was -on hand. Deliberately . laying
down the reins he said, 'I havo about
c6neluded that 'I would be much more
comfortable if I had a wife, who wa
prudent, careful and neat, to help me
see things round ; what s your opinH
ion?' .
'Well, now, Mr. Barnes,' "said the
widow, I never gave.it a thought;
but I suppose such a wife would not
diminish your happiness.'
j - 'It is just what I thought,' he con
tinued ; 'will you have me V
1 'Me r . -1
'Yes you 1 " I have no time to talk
much about it ; you know .me and I
know you,, and if you think-T will suit
you as well as I know you will suit me,
say the word, and it is a bargain.'
' 'But your proposal is so sudden and
unexpected, Mr. Barnes ; give me
time to reflect a little.', . - -1
'Now look here, Mrs. W.,' he con
tinued, all this -I expect is Svoman
likej but neither of us are chickens ;
you can, make up your mind noW as
wejl as any time.' ;
'Call "to-morrow, Mr. Barnes
'Can't do it," .Mrs. W.,I am going
to cradle my wheat to-morrow, and
that is a matter I can't put off. So
all you have got to do -is just to say
yes on. the spot.-,! . - t"- - -'
But rhy children,. Mr. Barnes V
M- 'Never mind the children, iSIrs. W.,
I am .very fond of little ones ; there
is room, noagbi in the housefor'them,
op,.and tneywui be just as welcome
fssyottare. borne say the wordr ana
it is a oarain. . !Yoa know it takes
wu to maive a oargain.
Well. then.' "ves.'- Mr. Barnes.'
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,:.'That s spoken like a wo'tfian of good i
"t always took youie be. '.Go
sense as
: put pn your bonrtet and shawl, andf
j jump into the wagon, and we'll drive
U iTt- l j 4 - - 1 4 zrr
rrirtwn trt tha riK-n.fhrft anrtHJiVA tire'.
ousinesa uinsaeu - btraigui wy- "
loom -
ooii,.4iAi. aiiu 4JX13. Ajo, 1 lies wcie otaii -
son, 41 r. and Mrs. liarnes were start -
ed together in the wagon, and two lit -
.m 1.4
tie ones packed away in a basket, and
future; "and wibatVftWd to, all of tHlnV
to oe tnejr.nappynome. t , iii m .. j
ivM - i f-r-is ,
accouht ihe'taYt;!.
,.v"We -only had-1 about" 'eifihV hoa?)S,4
but these w6 began to .load with
dispatch. every poor- woriran' and ehMd
having dbeleajried tbrough.a:A t$jef
mehdous shrif to the hoats. Hower-,
our blueaekets worked well and eheJrf
fully, only ilmust say -that they
unfairly, gave, preferenco to the piftJ-'
ty i
ty girls, and .when an old mother watt- i
ed to be carried off, I was obligedtjto
order somemanc personally: to do
Some ofthe women andhildren ".e
badly-wounded. They hatl.bAenohr
ed whila clinging v to their husban )ls
and fathers when- they, were,, killedi
As soon as a boat was l5adedshe Hs
sent off to theship, and the poorVretQV
ies stowed as: close as " they would e
on board, and then the "boat was ,s.t
i...-u .4V.4 , !.. l' -a
' ;the Syrian Massacre-A Ship-of-x J:P.r .
ard. witti ; that ot l-A:lette-from oiie flb..cjeyrt3)U".90tB jltcrft. J19 scjpOOT th,::
is .entirely due iM tnVnlrlishW steamer-$(iMi H9wfeanynhrdets ofhwhar-
i vruouuii w ui.tu v v3hv "'His"'-) . ', T.r - . is,' -- . - ., -
uacK. - .iLiipr 4W0 uuars - iiaiu wopak.fuia.cij.tis ucii, aim consciences aguit-
our decks, were packed as close aa pi-
siDie, ana w aaa room ior no, moB
LTheigun-boalt,-! xcust telfyou, wasfpl
01 iugnives irom oidon,t sp tnat s-re..
could notjioidany.v ". The sun Jiad
tKe Surf was - increasing fast,- ano!
or. tliree of otur boats had.beeh jutctilfi
bottom up om the beach with hardlyM
stitch of eanvajj jon,, and theyvere fl
f pot-sore', paving travelled thirty miiis
the prevfous day, and some of. thei
had not touched any food for two :jr
three days.: r Ient for the Eruse chlf
and made hith "proimlse.me tctake ca
of them until the morrow, ThenTsa3i
we would come again and bring off tie
rest of tliem, as" ih&.Crunntt was firirjg
guns tor my recau.
I wenroff,, leaving them all horribly
disappointed on the beech, poor ttiinl
When I went on board I found almost
every inch of deck covered. ": We h? J
700 women and children oh boardt aM
.Li v.. -4. ' s. '. r J-l 4
only about a score of men who had e
caped. . It was the most distrecsii,!
sight ! ever saw or hope to see agai'.
fir now that the 'immediate fear 'M
death was removed they began to fejl
conscious of the full '"extent of" they.
misfortunes- homes burned down a'rfi
"all their malerelations massacred, arfl
they began to scream, tear tneir ha)
Off "in handfulls, and beat their breasp
in a most horrible manner. Wefdll
all we could to sooth them."" Office.)
and men are all vising with each
er in 'feeding them, with, biscuit aif j,
giving them, cjothes, &.C 1 could' te4
you nunureus pi aniecaoxcs aoout tnert,
but must reservtt them for anothd
r 4 . - 1
timer as we are otr directly. ouiiic.3
it to say,1' we took them to; Beyrou
and after a miserable night fof;them.i
pOor: things
Wl
t throuirh as
'.Werfij
landed them next
morning, and tM
gunboat was sent up,
and hrouahi
down the remaining 700 that
nightlj
Counterfeit
Merchant's and.
71
. Bank Bills.
4 we taKe tne- pouowmg irom . 111)1
Charleston Codrier-of Friday V -;
UA Dangemus Counterfeit. OfhTl
cer Hicks', on'Friday morning, showe
us a counterfeit twenty dollar bill oj)
the 3Ierchahtsj and I)lanters',Iank 0
Savannah,. Ga It is well executed
and is, no doubt", the work C an exp( '
Iff .1 71 P 11 ' 4 ,4i;4
rienced operator. A close ' examina;
tion i& requisitia to detect the fraud!
An 1 1 i l i rl . cilno r.
those of a,femaJe holding a , vine. "-.I
is made payable at' Savaunaiy Qa.j' t.
J. II. . toddit.441 lie forged signatured
of Augustus Barry, Cashier, arid
S. Roberts, Presidtnt, havetbeen pii
nounced by several officers -of oh
ban ks as fac stm ilts. The disco vero
ot-tne couBterwit was nret niaa o
xumauaji . liaoi iiiii, xukh opiciai 7?e3, ootn oi wiTom - were execatea ac
them were taken on deposit-at ou- cordtnr. . .-' -"V - 1"
banks, and several more takeqjby th ; v-i. .'. . .7-. j ."." , ,
shop-keepers, - Capt JBass, of 'the .JPoB ' ; .''Xarffe -Vote's , sk'jh x
lice, who received one of them," depudL - The; -vote for, 'Gdvemor-tv thl la'le
ted officer Hick to search, and, tf xjs election it 'is supposed,1 Was' about
siblei trace out and arrest the iHgebj 111,000,- being from 8 to 10,000 more
bus swindler, feince then, that officei;ihan ever polled before in-thiar? State,
has discovered a number jfbla-nktwenj Gc: i lJis i receives -more - tbanany
ty dollar bills .on .bank'pfi,enes M&VpiYa is
corresponding ia Ieign,t9 the Geoifho largest Wlifg yotoeveV, rolled fu
gia bill. It is thooglit that jtbe-deprj the. Stae bmanykwsapdS..
dator, not being "able" to 'dispose of hilv : J- V,.' vTm. : y
xennessee counieneits, aiterea wieitM
to the Merchants' and Planters' BanV
oi Georgia.. c - rr.Hl
Similar counterfeits.are alao In ci
culation in Augusta."
- ' ; Smokers In Russia'
"'A
, Suiokjoain the streets i btricttv prgij
one day, met a FrenQhnian'smakinl
cigar. lie approached, and ,askod .. m
he waijioware that it. was coutiarf :
to laV to,-smoke..iartbo. street Tlii
Gauh, not knowing by- whom he WaH
MdresedvrepUed.h'aMM? hadJbecft ae4
f customed to thi babifc oXsmoElrig ;uff
f-the Streets'' ot, Fjm-nd''hOu:4idr'5Mlter int :'.wh?h he haa bee sellitiLr a
iviiu,w v
streets' (
I PMitb-t fetation xfvft pblfceO
, T? wm5
1, diSPSItwJ f inokec Th
i in a KipitKa, wiiicn js a smafl wago
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UVitUoat springs, of ftny-k.nd, anWthe tiro the inventor called for pai -
1 bounced Otiir a thoasand miles of G.ad'f'rnenl-. hrit .in linfoldimr the Kfrii fimi.il
' road to the Tarkish frontier, where h
i rowi to lue 1 drKisiurronner, wnerc n
!.'--.: 1 -4L" . :..;'4 Y.if
i was dismissed. Withpermissicn tdfoMThe mote bad been written with his
iow the Parisian fashions. "
fVf lll 6?10!
'-rfgpma uq furesz, as- weuas
throatjof his-childl; a thirdttakesHhe
life" 3 V bxother, ' .'without r Jrdvoca
tion.;ffcnd-a fourtn, in eolct' btood,
shoots down his fellow manA nd nev
ej; upl they committed these of?4nc;es,
were they conscious of. ijeinff i sinncers
in ineignt 01 urod, and 01 meirneea
of pamoaing mercy. They arc tried,
coriviictedv iand"! -sentenced to." haiSrr ;
but . hfforo- JUunching , into eternity,
they: shed ivfewrpeuitential tear say
a f ewford'ed f prayers, . collect jsomtr
pfeiichjersand, have'sdme singing'; and
pfaynih theircellsth
dithesnl4nei' lly before
the ;gafihg crowoVrise and say ,0ood-
hye totheii fjfienda ;vapd;-thus'4inid-
night:ssassinsWd.-a
and :-ife-pois6ners, wMilf hearts a
Lvr.iL : j.?m'.. .i-.r -it -
ty a. at 'oyiWi;asceid;..,fr6ni ,th
'sallows.-to' "man'sionson liisrhX4o as-
soeiatf world, ; without,.-d, ithi the
Vspirii3;of justnien made . perfept?
Even old -Brown,- who .wasi shooting
down innocent men,andj;leadihd
way IflJiav the tliroats ?of - innocent
Wbme4 and children' cut, died- happy, '-
.end asserted that u& was. going, -to
heaven ! Te hypocrite IlardenVwbo
poisoned ah innqcent and.helplswife, " -said
'Good-bye, deaY fathcj;, wejshall
mee.tin .ileV en. 'v TUsrlericaJfilv
nan had a good wife' had'eeftWar
ried t her fieonthsaUDiinis
POtsoh:is'i as'he confessed---and
wKen he comes, toihe gallons, lie
tells the world "tKat he. is going to
heaven!; ; , A't'-j-..,
Hicks, the pirate, who "had partici
pated iji many 'cold-blooded .murders.
according to his own confession &eta-
a CalholicPriest to visit his celll and
t-'aL-fL 4 - a ' : ' it 1 ii - -ri
adinmister to him the -: consolations of
rpligtouand Jie, too, mforms us that
he hai gojie.taheav'eu.! . Heaven, knust
soonije peopled with' a dc3peratepop
Vliition!. We don't believe orie . word
01 re-.;., iiost oinese naraeneu vii)iain3
go . . t " hell, as soon as sthe breath
leaves their nostrils.. Toget to heaven,
hetteimenthan tHesbhaye. to believe
and obey the Gospel ."when in health.
The khpa of these eleventh hour crim
inals going to heaven is. 6imply pre
posterous. ; , . , .
Wholesale Slaughter of Witches.
Durinjr the seventeenth" centurv.
40,000 Defsons are Said Xo have teen
jputr. to death for witchcraft in JSnglahd
alonej! In Scotland the number was
probably, in pfopoction to the popula
tion.juuch greater ). for it is' certain
that, ieven in the last) forty years of
the siitssenthcehtury, 'the executions
were hot fe jr'er thanlQ00. .rAn t$M,
the madness ' may be, 8aidt6'Jiave
reached the highest pitch ; fbrinthat "
year occinred the; 'celebrated caise of
the" Lancashire! witches, ifi whicfi eight
in nocent; persons ,;"were" deprived of
their ifyes by the,innoceht falsehoods
of "a ' mischaevohsViirchin." Tb ;civil
war, fsir from' suspending the pdrse
cution, "seems, if possible, to .'have re
doubled it; Jn 1644-45, the infafrious
MatheV Hopkins, was abld.r to earn a
comfortable subsistence by the profession-.of
witch .finder, -which he fixCrcis- '
"ed, not indeed without occasional1 sus-
picion, but still with general success
And eveil twenty years laterl the de-
luswn was still sanctioned bv the most
venerable name of-the EhglishVvlaw ;
r i..! Lji. .1.
ior it was iu itv-, mat tne excellent
Sir Matliew Hale, after at triacdn
ducted with his usual good sense,; con-
I demned two Women to death as "witch-
Aoeiaare oouwirou. z:
" Tlic Uifto'says'that xXjz Soulliron
..JT
issue "its" rilgxt pa per . from &uzfa
beth Cityr The jSoiUhronfV tdbe R-
uiovcu auu ujcrgeti uuto me-- ocaifc.
The Whjg9.of tnVDisV&t; in aotdition
to giving IKTGarnef th"5a estab
lishinent also present hirhalvOOO
as a farther, inducement. toteinove hid
ofce therer : TloVe Whi gs o ver'ther e
belong to the orcT ecKdoYSWaiJtiitg-'
inn I Mani t jh - . : . . ' -s! .-
.j -i
" Ah insehious doViveist' individual.
wbo. has invented a kind of "love let-
po'r '-:iar 'tw'o months after itVas writ.
Wn,,'wa uuin urw n vruuia-
down-easteivho purchasad'a huodred
T! . . , r. -
- l for ninety days. - At the expiration of
Jibthinir but a piece of blank paper.
J mi 1' - . i , .
rpn ink !
past ,y earancutne inuTacrers, y oung
atl c3r,irhom died' -happy lJDno'coiin '
rel .-Itnliibis wife i. another!. ' cutis . the
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